Geomorphic contexts and science focus of the Zhurong landing site on Mars

doi:10.1038/s41550-021-01519-5

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	Geomorphic contexts and science focus of the Zhurong landing site on Mars
	J. J. Liu; C. L. Li; R. Q. Zhang; W. Rao; X. F. Cui; Y. Geng; Y. Jia; H. Huang; X. Ren; W. Yan
刊名	Nature Astronomy
	2022
卷号	6 期号:1 页码:65-+
ISSN号	2397-3366
DOI	10.1038/s41550-021-01519-5
英文摘要	As part of the Tianwen-1 mission, the Zhurong rover successfully touched down in southern Utopia Planitia on 15 May 2021. On the basis of the new sub-metre-resolution images from the High Resolution Imaging Camera on board the Tianwen-1 orbiter, we determined that the Zhurong rover landed at 109.925 degrees E, 25.066 degrees N at an elevation of -4,099.4 m. The landing site is near the highland-lowland boundary(1) and multiple suspected shorelines(2-7). Under the guidance of the remote sensing survey, the Zhurong rover is travelling south for specific in situ investigation. Supported by the six payloads on board the rover(8), its initial key targets are rocks, rocky fields, transverse aeolian ridges and subsurface structures along the path. Extended investigation will aim at troughs and cones in the distance. A better understanding of the formation mechanisms of these targets may shed light on the historical volcanism and water/ice activities within the landing area, as well as the activities of the wind. These results may reveal the characteristics and evolution of the ancient Martian environment and advance the exploration of the habitability of ancient Mars.
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专题	中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	J. J. Liu,C. L. Li,R. Q. Zhang,et al. Geomorphic contexts and science focus of the Zhurong landing site on Mars[J]. Nature Astronomy,2022,6(1):65-+.
APA	J. J. Liu.,C. L. Li.,R. Q. Zhang.,W. Rao.,X. F. Cui.,...&D. Q. Kong and H. B. Zhang.(2022).Geomorphic contexts and science focus of the Zhurong landing site on Mars.Nature Astronomy,6(1),65-+.
MLA	J. J. Liu,et al."Geomorphic contexts and science focus of the Zhurong landing site on Mars".Nature Astronomy 6.1(2022):65-+.